Akshaye Khanna is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi films. Khanna made his debut in Himalay Putra (1997). His next release, J. P. Dutta's war drama Border (1997) emerged as a critical and commercial success, earning him the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut.
Khanna had further commercial successes in the romantic drama Taal (1999), the comedy drama Dil Chahta Hai (2001) which won him the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor, the romantic thriller Humraaz (2002), the comedies Hungama (2003) and Hulchul (2004), the murder mystery 36 China Town (2006), the action thriller Race (2008), and the heist comedy Tees Maar Khan (2010). He drew critical praise for his performances in the psychological thriller Deewangee (2002), the biographical drama Gandhi, My Father (2007) and the action thriller Aakrosh (2010).
Following a four-year hiatus in 2012, Khanna took on supporting roles in the action-comedy film Dishoom (2016) and as an investigative cop in two 2017 thrillers, Mom and Ittefaq. Khanna received renewed acclaim for portraying a defence lawyer in the legal drama Section 375 (2019), a cop in the crime thriller Drishyam 2 (2022), Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in the historical action Chhaava (2025) and gangster Rehman Dakait in spy action thriller Dhurandhar (2025), which is his highest-grossing film.
Filmography
Films Year Title Role NotesRef. 1997 Himalay Putra Abhay Khanna Border 2nd Lt Dharamvir Singh Bhan Mohabbat Rohit Malhotra / Tony Braganza Bhai Bhai Dancer Special appearance in the song "Tera Naam Loonga" 1998 Doli Saja Ke Rakhna Inderjit Bansal Kudrat Vijay 1999 Aa Ab Laut Chalen Rohan Khanna Laawaris Vijay / Captain Dada Taal Manav Mehta Dahek Sameer B. Roshan 2001 Dil Chahta Hai Siddharth "Sid" Sinha 2002 Humraaz Karan Malhotra Deewangee Raj Goyal Bollywood/Hollywood Himself Special appearance 2003 Hungama Jitender "Jeetu" Sahai LOC Kargil Lt. Balwan Singh Border Hindustan Ka MobarakCameo appearance 2004 Deewaar Gaurav Kaul Hulchul Jai A. Chand 2006 Shaadi Se Pehle Ashish Khanna 36 China Town Chief Inspector Karan Aap Ki Khatir Aman Mehra 2007 Salaam-e-Ishq Shiven Dungarpur Naqaab Vikram "Vicky" Malhotra Gandhi, My Father Harilal Gandhi Aaja Nachle MP Raja Uday SinghExtended cameo appearance 2008 Race Rajiv Singh Mere Baap Pehle Aap Gaurav J. Rane 2009 Luck by Chance Himself Cameo appearance Shortkut Shekhar Giriraj 2010 Aakrosh Siddhant Chaturvedi No Problem Raj Ambani Tees Maar Khan Aatish Kapoor 2012 Delhi Safari Alex Voiceover Gali Gali Chor Hai Bharat Narayan 2016 Dishoom Rahul "Wagah" Kabiraj 2017 Mom Matthew Francis Ittefaq Dev Verma 2019 The Accidental Prime Minister Sanjaya Baru Section 375 Tarun Saluja 2020 Sab Kushal Mangal Baba Bhandari 2021 State of Siege: Temple Attack Major Hanut SinghZEE5 film; released in theatres under the title Akshardham: Operation Vajra Shakti Hungama 2 Premnath Pannu Cameo appearance 2022 Love You Hamesha Shaurat Delayed release, filmed in 1999 Drishyam 2 IG Tarun Ahlawat IPS 2025 Chhaava Aurangzeb Dhurandhar Rehman Dakait 2026 Border 2 2nd Lt Dharamvir Bhakhri Cameo appearance Dhurandhar: The Revenge Rehman Dakait Archival footage Ikka Shauryaman Gaur Netflix film 2027 Shukracharya Telugu film; Filming
See also List of awards and nominations received by Akshaye Khanna
References
External links Akshaye Khanna filmography at IMDb